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Jose Maria Canizares  |
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 31 on All-Time Champions Tour Money List FULL NAME: Jose Maria Canizares HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: February 18, 1947 BIRTHPLACE: Madrid, Spain RESIDENCE: Malaga, Spain FAMILY: Wife, Felicidad; Genoveva (6/21/73), Gabriel (6/27/74), Jose Alejandro (1/9/83) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, reading, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1967 JOINED TOUR: 1997 |
| Champions Tour Victories |
| (1) 2001 Toshiba Senior Classic. |
| Other Victories |
| 1972 Lancia D'Oro. 1980 Avis-Jersey Open, Bob Hope British Classic. 1981 Italian Open. 1983 Bob Hope British Classic. 1984 World Cup (indiv.), Kenya Open. 1988 Volvo Open. 1990 Benson & Hedges Mixed Team (with Tania Abitbol). 1992 Roma Masters. |
| Current Year Charles Schwab Cup Points and Positions |
| 279 (23) |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions |
| $429,275 (22) |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| 2--Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland, T3--Toshiba Senior Classic, 6--Kinko's Classic of Austin |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round |
| 65 at Round 2, Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland |
| Current Year Champions Tour Highlights |
| Finished T3 at the Toshiba Senior Classic, his first top-10 finish of the season...His 3-under 69 was the only round in the 60s on Friday at the Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am. Ballooned to a 75 on Saturday and eventually T16 in Kansas City. Enjoyed runner-up finish at Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland, four strokes behind Jim Ahern. Trailed Ahern by six strokes at the start of play, and cut the margin to two strokes after 14 holes. Was never able to any closer, losing by four strokes.The second-place finish coincided with his son Alejandro's performance the same weekend at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship, where the Arizona State freshman won medalist honors. |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| 1--2001 Toshiba Senior Classic. |
| Best 2002 Champions Tour Finishes |
| T4--Audi Senior Classic |
| 2002 Season Champions Tour |
| Tournaments Entered--30; in money--30; Top 10 finishes--5 |
| 2002 Season Highlights |
| Troubled by a sore left shoulder for the majority of the season...Was in the final group on Sunday at the Allianz Championship and eventually T5 in Iowa, one of two top-five finishes during the year...The other came early in the year at the Audi Senior Classic, where he posted his best finish of the year, a T4...Made a strong bid in the year's final full-field event to claim a spot in the top 31 for a fifth straight year but a T9 finish did not earn enough money to jump into the top 31...Slipped from 10th in 2001 to 49th in Putting Average and saw his scoring average rise by more than a stroke, from 70.04 to 71.19...At U.S. Senior Open in Baltimore in July, finished T7, the fourth time he posted a top-10 finish in the event in six starts. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2001: The top international player on the Champions Tour, eclipsing the million-dollar mark...Got off to a fast start with top-10 performances in eight of his first 11 events...Highlight of his early run was first career victory on the Champions Tour at the Toshiba Senior Classic. Came from five strokes back on the final day, a best for the 2001 season. Sunk a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole of regulation to force a playoff with Gil Morgan and then defeated Morgan on the ninth extra hole with a 20-foot birdie putt. Victory at Newport Beach came in his 109th start and was followed by a runner-up performance to Jim Colbert at the SBC Senior Classic. 2000: Earned the most money without a win, pocketing $1,155,939 on the strength of 10 top-10 finishes...Along with Walter Hall and Tom Watson, lost out to Lanny Wadkins in a playoff at the ACE Group Classic...Finished third late in the year at The Transamerica and T3 at the season-ending IR SENIOR TOUR Championship after being the 36-hole leader...Fired a career-best 10-under 61 in the second round of the EMC Kaanapali Classic, equalling Jim Colbert's Kaanapali North Course record. 1999: Came close to victory on several occasions...Along with Bruce Fleisher, lost in overtime to John Mahaffey at the Southwestern Bell Dominion...Also in contention at the PGA Seniors' Championship, but eventually T3 after a final-round 72...Was T3 at both the Nationwide Championship and Lightpath Long Island Classic...1998: One of 11 players to hit the million mark in season earnings...Came close to the winner's circle twice...T2 at the GTE Classic after taking a two-stroke lead to the 16th tee on the final day and also in a playoff to Jay Sigel at the Bell Atlantic Classic on the third extra hole. 1997: Made the most of his limited appearances...Made debut in April at the PGA Seniors' Championship and was T35...Had four straight top-10 finishes at one point, starting with a T10 at the U.S. Senior Open, where he shot a third-round 66, the low round of the event...Nearly won the Northville Long Island Classic. After rounds of 64-70, was tied for the 36-hole lead with Dana Quigley and Walter Hall. Contended until the final hole before missing a short putt that would have put him in a playoff with Jay Sigel and eventual winner Quigley...Also made five starts on the PGA European Seniors Tour, finishing seventh on the final Order of Merit...Earned fully exempt status for the 1998 season by finishing second at the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament. |
| Personal |
| Began playing the game after working as a caddie as a youngster in Madrid...Says his biggest thrill in golf was winning his first event as a professional at South Sebastian in 1969...Son, Alejandro, won the individual title at the 2003 NCAA Golf Championship while playing for Arizona State. |
| Champions Tour Playoff Record |
| 1-3 |